Wrench.



.C. L IPSEN.

' WRENCH,

APPLICATION FILED OCT-. 23. 1915.

Patented May-9,1916.

z aafit e aiii e To illirhgqm it muy o icernn Beitkiio n. that'LCARnJ.Irsnx, a citifollowing is a specification;

Y The present invention relates to wrenches primarily. adaptedforquseupon pipes or tubes,-the objectbeing to provide a wrench of this classwherein one of the jaws will be normally sustained at an angle to thesecond jaw to providesa flaring mouth for the reepti'on of the. tube. orpipe, and further wherein theywrenoh may be instantly ad-- 9 ]L1$ tedfor receiving pipes and'tubes of varying diameters. a

-r-Lsti1lfurther objectof the invention is to constructa wrench of thisclass which shall embody, inprinciple only two memhers, eachbeingYprovided with a jaw. one

of the members, being substantiallv U- shaped 1H cross section and theaw or engaging portion thereof being arranged at an jangle above therear wall 'or connecting member for the sides, and to provide the said'aw portion with a filler block which shall embody a number of. engagingfaces,

any of whiclrmay be brought into surface, lVlth the above and otherobjects 111 view, ;the improvement resides in the construction,combination f and operative arrange- "Yfment of parts set forth in thefollowing specification andfalling within the scope of, theappended'claimag D j i In the drawing: Figure l is an elevation of a:wrench construeted in accordance with the. present invention, partsbeing broken Wa way and parts be ngshow'n in section and illustratingone of the jaws swung angularly of the second jaw. Fig. '2. is a similarlwrench in alinement. and Fig. 0

view but illustrating the shanks of the is a per- -spective view .of'thetoothed filler member for one ofthese'otions of the wrench,

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates asubstantially frectangular member which comprises the shank of one ofthe jaws of my improved wrench. This member has one of its ends offsetto. provide the jaw proper. the same on fwas'afii" j v d .i i e i nqfrgi'ibppl ibation filed October 23, 5

g j p States, residing atJamesteen, in the'county of-Chautauqua andState of New York, have invented ne-wand useful Improvements inTrenches, of which the Serial No. 57.521.

" edge formed with the jaw l is provided at spaced intervals with aplurality of angularly disposed notches 1. the same terminatinginrounded walls The freeend of the shank 1 may and preferabl does haveits sides beveled and its" edges rounded toward its ends to provide animplement for engaging with the slots in the heads of screws, or forother similar purposes.

The numeral 6 designates the second member orleg of the wrench. Thismember. for the major portion of its length. is U-shaped in crosssection, providing spaced sides T and a connecting member '8. The sides7 are spaced a suflicient distance to receive therebetween the shank 1,and the said sides. above their connecting wall 8 are rounded outwardly,as at 9, and adaptedto be removably secured between the said roundedportions 9 is a block 10, the said blockbeing substantially V-shaped toconform to the shape of the edges of the said portions 9 andPatentcdiiIavQ,

each of its, faces is formed with. teeth 11, 1

the shank 1 to project beyond the portions 9 of the leg6 when the legsare swung together, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. and the sidemembers 6 below the block 10' have a connecting prpivot member 12 whichis adapted to be received within one of the notches 1 of the shank 1.

The shank 1, is of a width greatly less than. the distance between theterminal of the wall 8 and theinner face of the block 10. so that thesame may be moved inwardl or toward the said wall 8 and brought out ofengagement with the stud 1'2 when de sired, and so the jaw 2 may beeasily and quickly adjusted upon the leg 6 of the wrench, and the (jawsbrought to the proper or desired spaced relation.

The wall'HS of the leg'ti is provided with an opening or slot 13 withinwhich is received the offset end 1% upon one of the legs 15 .of atwo-leaf spring. the second leaf 16 engaging with the inner edge of theshank or leg 1 at a suitable distance below the pivot pin 12. and as aconsequence. leg 1 is at all times retained at an angle with relation tothe leg (3.

From the above description. taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing.

the 'simplicitv of the device. as well as the wvhat 1 ciainr'is:

' sided with a phu'ahtyv of tion, the-upper ends of the parallel po-Honk t -1e1'eof extonding; beyond the connected )ortion thnreof tonrovide rounded Jortions.

a jaw secured between said ronntaeri' portlonst said first mentionedshank lying hr.

tween said parailelportions. a pivot passing: through both of theparaliel port ions ata point below the upper edge of the said connectingportion, said pivot engaging any one of the ga )s' in the first shank.and a spring secured inthe U-shaped shank and engaging with the firstmentioned shank. the upper edge of the said connecting portion formingan abutment for the first shank and .1 hinting th rearwardmovementthereof.

In testh'nony whereof'l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARL J. IPSE'N. *flitnesses:

'Anmn I). 'Dmarick,

CARL 'HINIZE.

